Презентация по теме Праздники в Великобритании

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New Year
Christmas

are very old. Every town, village in Britain has its

own traditions, some of them are carefully planned.

December. It is the time when Christians around the world

celebrate the birth of Jesus. Most people are on holiday in the UK and stay at home with their family on Christmas day. Christmas Day is the favourite day for children. They wake up very early in the morning to find their stockings have been filled by Father Christmas

Christmas Day

on the following day after Christmas Day. It is the

day to open the Christmas Box to share the contents with the poor. Boxing Day is the day when families get together. It is a day of watching sports and playing board games with the family. Many families go on walks in the countryside.

Boxing Day

first day of the year, in the Gregorian calendar. All

over Britain there are parties, fireworks, singing and dancing, to ring out the old year and ring in the new. As the clock - Big Ben - strikes midnight, people link arms and sing a song.

New Year's Day

Twelfth Night, marks the end of the Christmas and New

Year season for most people in the United Kingdom (UK). It is also an occasion for Christians to celebrate the three kings' (or wise men's) visit to Jesus shortly after his birth and Jesus' baptism.

Epiphany

particular person may send that person cards, gifts and text

messages on Valentine's Day. Popular gifts include chocolates and flowers.

Valentine's Day

play the joke before 12 o’clock midday, otherwise

the joke is on you. No one really knows when this custom began but it has been kept for hundreds of years.
The First of April, some do say Is set apart for All Fools Day; But why the people call it so, Not I, nor they themselves do know.

April Fools Day

Day, is held on the fourth Sunday of Lent. It

is exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday and usually falls in the second half of March or the beginning of April.
Traditionally, people visited the church where they were baptized. People visit and take gifts to their mothers and grandmothers.

Mothering Sunday

in the United Kingdom. It falls just before Easter Sunday.

People who regularly attend church will probably attend a special church service on Good Friday. For other people, it is a day off work in the spring. Some people use the day to work in their gardens, while others take advantage of the long Easter weekend and the school holidays at this time ofyear to take a short vacation.

Good Friday

April

comes in the month of April. However, Easter can fall

as early as March 22 or as late as April 25.
Easter Sunday in the United Kingdom is traditionally about Jesus Christ's resurrection from death, according to Christian belief. However, many people use the day to decorate Easter eggs, share chocolate eggs and participate in Easter egg competitions. Easter is the time for holidays, festivals.

Easter Sunday (Easter Day)

born on 21 April, 1926 at 17 Bruton Street, London. Her

birthday is officially celebrated in Britain on the second Saturday of June each year. The day is referred to as “the Trooping of the Colour”, the official name is “the Queen’s Birthday Parade”.

The Queen's Official birthday

is marked by a military parade known as Trooping the

Colour (Carrying of the Flag). Each June, the QueenThe official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II is marked by a military parade known as Trooping the Colour (Carrying of the Flag). Each June, the Queen and other members of the Royal Family attend the Trooping the Colour ceremony on Horse Guards Parade.

Trooping the Colour

April. It is England's national day. St George's Day in

the United Kingdom remembers St George, England's patron saint. The anniversary of his death, which is on April 23, is seen as England's national day. According to legend, he was a soldier in the Roman army who killed a dragon and saved a princess.

St George's Day

bank holiday in the United Kingdom. It called May Day

in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is known as the Early May Bank Holiday in Scotland. It probably originated as a Roman festival honoring the beginning of the summer season. In more recent times, it has been as a day to campaign for and celebrate workers' rights.

Early May Bank Holiday

bank holiday. Many organizations, businesses and schools are closed. Some

people choose to take a short trip or vacation. Others use the time to walk in the country, catch up with family and friends, visit garden centers or do home maintenance.

Spring Bank Holiday

the summer bank holiday is on the last Monday of

August. In Scotland it is on the first Monday of August. This day marks the end of the summer holidays for many people who return to work or school in the autumn.

Summer Bank Holiday

the present day, 31st October has increasingly acquired a reputation

as a night on which ghost, witches, and fairies, are especially active. Halloween celebrations include costume parties where people dress as witches, ghosts, and animal figures associated with Halloween

Halloween

Remembrance Day is on 11 November. It is a

special day set aside to remember all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts. At 11am on each Remembrance Sunday a two minute silence is observed at war memorials and other public spaces across the UK.

Remembrance Day

THEIR__________ HAVE BEEN FILLED BY FATHER CHRISTMAS.

is Halloween celebrated ?

Each holiday has its

own symbols.What are they?

Easter Sunday
Trooping the Colour
St. George's Day
Remembrance Day

Epiphany

Boxing Day

WHAT HOLIDAYS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE CELEBRATED IN SPRING?

THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WERE KILLED DURING THE WARS.







































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